With the full support of university leadership, the School of Engineering is moving forward, nearing completion of Phase One construction and actively planning subsequent longer-term phased projects.

As with any transformative development project there are associated financial costs. The following outlines the School's exciting facilities development plan for the 21st century. Please keep in mind, each phase provides funded naming opportunities.

PHASE ONE: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering

Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering is the School of Engineering's new interdisciplinary facility designed to anchor the School of Engineering on the Busch campus and serve as a gateway for the engineering community, industry partners, and the public. Construction is on track for completion in summer 2018 with the new building featuring collaborative work spaces, smart classrooms, living laboratories, and dedicated student space. Weeks Hall is named in honor of 1950 alumnus, Richard N. Weeks, who chairs Weeks Marine, one of the leading marine construction, dredging and tunneling firms in the United States and Canada. Mr. Weeks generously provided the naming gift for the building.

KEY SHORT-TERM INITIATIVE: The Student Projects Garage

The SoE has identified a key short-term initiative, the Student Projects Garage, to address the lack of space for student organizations to work on hands-on projects. This dedicated shop space will provide students the opportunity to conceptualize and build scale-sized projects for the purpose of inter-collegiate competition, as well as engage young engineers in hands-on learning and cross-disciplinary collaborations. The overall experience will aid and develop project and equipment management skills. The Garage will advance the reputation of the Rutgers School of Engineering among peer institutions, many of which have been providing similar project spaces for years. This small-scale project is achievable in the short term and will contribute to a comprehensive academic experience for engineering students. Find out more>>

PHASE TWO: Fiber Optics Renovation

With renovation and addition, Phase 2 will enable a reinvention of the current Fiber Optics Building into highly effective instructional and research environment as well as the decanting and eventual demolition of the C Wing of the Engineering Building. The next step in the development of the SoE’s Precinct Plan is to transform the Fiber Optics building into a flexible, interdisciplinary wet lab facility.

A long-range program has been developed that will provide all academic departments with upgraded and permanent facilities. The plan structures an integrated and flexible approach to the use of space that will permit periodic review of space assignments based on instructional and research demands and productivity. This plan includes the phased decanting of the Engineering Building, originally built in 1962, which will include increasing the engineering footprint by 125,000 net square feet. View Precinct Plan>>

Funding and Naming Opportunities

Interested in how you can support these exciting and important projects? Please contact Annie Nienaber, assistant dean for development, annie.nienaber@rutgers.edu or 848-445-2369.